- The Voyageurs is an intricately detailed depiction of the adventurous French Canadian men who traveled by birch bark canoe transporting barter goods, supplies, and pelts between Montreal and the vast outreaches of the western wilderness stretching to the Pacific Coast
- Each exquisite 24kt gold-electroplated collectible is handcrafted of solid brass. The men in their canoe are depicted in full color.
- The ornament is beautifully gift-boxed with the AFGS logo embossed in gold on the cover and includes a short history of the voyageurs and the important role they played in the fur trade that sustained the Canadian economy for over two hundred years.
- Actual size: 2.5″ X 3.5″
- Please note: $5 additional shipping and handling each ornament. Rhode Island residents $0.84 cents tax per ornament will be added
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560 pages 1997 A translation of Marie Bonier’s book published in 1920. Its pages contain genealogical details about the first 117 French-speaking families who settled in Woonsocket. It also incudes a description of Franco-American institutions and personal accomplishments of outstanding members of the group.
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369 pages 1996 The Manitoba Scrip was issued to all Metis or half-breed s and original white settlers. Applications for the land scrip began in June 1875 and continued until the early 1900s. The information was extracted from microfilmed copies of the documents. The applications are listed alphabetically.